See the glow of the super worm moon in the March sky this Sunday.
This will be the first supermoon of the year, which means that the moon is slightly closer to Earth and therefore appears larger and brighter in the sky. The worm supermoon is the fourth brightest moon of 2021, according to Earth Sky.
In the Hindu month of Phalguna, this month’s moon marks the Holi Festival, according to NASA, which celebrates the beginning of spring.
The worm supermoon would peak on Sunday afternoon and is the fourth closest supermoon of 2021.
Native American tribes in the south call the March full moon the worm moon because a type of soil that worms digest becomes visible as the soil melts.
Other Native American tribes have different names for the full moon in March that relate to animals, according to the Western Washington University Planetarium website.
The Algonquin tribe northeast of the Great Lakes call the March full moon “namossack kesos” or “fish.” In the plains of northern Canada, the Cree tribe call it “migisupizum” or “Eagle Moon.”
As usual, 2021 will also have 12 full moons. (Last year it had 13 full moons, two of which were in October.)
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Here are all the full moons left this year and their names, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac:
April 26 – Pink Moon
May 26 – Flower Moon
June 24 – Strawberry Moon
July 23 – Deer Moon
August 22 – Sturgeon Moon
September 20 – Harvest Moon
October 20 – Hunter’s Moon
November 19 – Beaver Moon
December 18 – Cold Moon